Article: Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus: WHERE DID I COME FROM? It's good to talk..(Features)

Byline: Miriam Stoppard

WHEN children ask questions about where babies come from, answers can prove tricky for parents.

You might want to give a truthful answer but feel your child isn't ready for the details.

And you'd be right. But rather than copping out, or giving a sanitised version, you could give that part of the truth your child is old enough to cope with. Here's how.

"Where did I come from?" is often the first question a small child ever asks about the facts of life.

From an older child, it's a sign that he is beginning ...

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